He did it; he asked Kaoru, and she told her friends. Whether they accept is now on them; all he promised to do was ask.
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Izuku: ‘But what about the others?’
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He wonders this as he floats down from today’s training with Kaoru and Kadabra. The training isn’t doing much for him, but there does seem to be improvement in Kaoru and even Kadabra. The summon is more creative with its attack, even when not commanded to by Sabrina.
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Speaking of, she seems to be in better shape than yesterday.
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Izuku: ‘Mostly because she didn’t let anyone get close enough to do much. I guess that’s one way to improve.’
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Once everyone arrived at the cooking area, Pixie-Bob was there to greet them with some good news.
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Pixie-Bob: “Great job, everyone, for enduring the stick! Tonight, you’ll be getting the carrot, a test of courage! After training hard, you get to play hard!”
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Kendo: “Does that count as a carrot, though?”
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Jiro: “Great… more terrifying activities.”
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Tokoyami: “Revelry in the dark… ”
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Pixie-Bob: “So with that in mind; it’s time for you all to get to cooking! Today is meat and potato stew!”
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Spurred on by Ida once again, the two classes made the best meal they could. Surprisingly, Bakugo was quite good at cooking and was a large part of why it was so fulfilling in the end.
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Despite that, the wholesome detail did little to rebuild the bridges burned. But it did draw Uraraka’s gaze for a moment, one he did catch.
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By the time lunch was finished, the sun was diving over the horizon.
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Pixie-Bob: “Our stomachs are full, and the dishes are cleaned! Next up is-”
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Mina: “The test of courage!!”
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Momo: “You’re really excited about this, huh?”
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Aizawa: “Before that, and though it pains me to say it, the remedial bunch… are going to have a review lesson with me starting now.”
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Whatever smile that was blossoming on Mina’s face exploded into a manic disbelief.
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Mina: “NO WAY!!”
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Sero: “Should have seen that coming.”
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Kirishima and Sero accepted their fate as Aizawa tied them up and dragged them to the building. Only Mina fought back, verbally of course.
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Mina: “WAHHH! Please forgive me! At least let me play once!!”
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Kaminari whips the sweat from his head and once again thanks his lucky stars that he didn’t fail the final exams.
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Denki: “Phew, glad I made the right choice during my exam.”
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Aizawa: “You’re coming too.”
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Stunned, he couldn’t react to being tied up as well.
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Denki: “WHAT?! WHY!?”
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Aizawa: “I heard how you’re struggling with the more scientific side of your quirk. You need this more than anyone.”
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Denki: “NOOOOOO!”
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Seeing this, Izuku gave a salute to his fallen classmates being dragged away. Kiri tilts her head at the gesture, unsure of its meaning. Regardless, she felt the need to copy it.
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Momo: “Stop it, you two, they’re not dead.”
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The boy laughs after putting his hand down.
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Izuku: “I do feel for them though. I used to play this with my mom and sister when I was a kid and it was pretty fun. At least after the first few scares… ”
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Kiri: “I want to play with onee-chans too.”
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Izuku: “Maybe after this training camp.”
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Turning their attention back to Pixie-Bob, they manage to catch the start of her explanation.
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Pixie-Bob: “B-Class will be first up at scaring people, and A-Class will have pairs of two leave every three minutes. In the middle of the route, there will be a card with your name written on it. Bring it back with you as proof.”
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Tokoyami: “Revelry in the dark… ”
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Uraraka: ‘He said it again… ’
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To deliver the rest of the explanation were the remaining Pussy Cats, who emerged out of the building, ready to join in on the fun.
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Ragdoll: “The scaring group is not allowed to directly touch anyone!”
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Mandalay: “But scaring tactics using any and all available quirks are permitted.”
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Tiger: “The winner will be the class that not only makes the most of their creativity but also makes the most people wet themselves with fright.”
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Jiro: “Gross… ”
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Ida: “I see! Even with this, you want to pit us against each other to further polish our skills! As expected of U.A!”
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Izuku: “Pairs of two… out of the 15 total, 4 were taken by Aizawa… so that means… ”
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The Pairs:
1. Tokoyami and Shoji
2. Bakugo and Todoroki
3. Jiro and Momo
4. Kiri and Ida
5. Uraraka and Tsuyu
6. Izuku
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Izuku: “Someone’s going to be left over.”
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Kiri: “Sorry, onii.”
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Izuku: “Don’t worry, have fun. It was a random drawing lot after all.”
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Kiri: “… Nh.”
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With that, the games began, and slowly Class 1-A was sent into the forest. In the end, only Izuku remained alongside Pixie-Bob, Mandalay, and Tiger.
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Izuku: ‘Is this… a good time to ask? But what about what Momo and Kiri said? Should I-”
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Pixie-Bob: “What is this burning smell?”
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Mandalay: “Black smoke… ”
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Over the treeline emerged trails of sickly black smoke. But before they could worry about what that could mean, the broken voice of Mandalay echoed.
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Mandalay: “Kota… ”
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Pixie-Bob: “What?”
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Out of the bushes came an injured Kota holding a bleeding arm.
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Kota: “Aunty… I finally found you… ”
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Mandalay: “Kota!!”
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Wasting no time, Mandalay ran to her nephew and embraced him.
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Mandalay: “I thought I lost you… ”
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Pixie-Bob: “But how?”
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She wasn’t the only one that saw that something was wrong. The barely concealed whisper only confirmed his fears.
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Kota: “Sorry, Shino.”
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Before anyone could move, Kota’s arm exploded into its transformed state and hit Mandalay’s temple, knocking her out.
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Pixie-Bob & Tiger: “Mandalay!”
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Izuku: “NO!”
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The boy doesn’t know what’s going on, but that won’t stop him from jumping into the fray. Even if that means he has to punch a child.
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However, an annoyingly familiar sensation screams across the forest. All at once, the flame of his powers settles into an ember.
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Izuku: ‘Psychic disruptor?! It’s stronger than before, but so am I!’
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He still has enough power to do something, but before he can move, something else happens.
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A light blue case of energy envelops him, preventing any and all movement. No matter how much he strains against it, he can’t move. It’s as if space itself is holding him in place.
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The thing to finally cement this as a nightmare was a few words and the sensation of falling.
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Apotheosis: “We’ll see each other again soon, brother. After we deal with your friends.”
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Space bends and drops Izuku away to a cliffside, still stuck in whatever prison he’s in. But this hell was far from over.
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Above him was a seductive mosquito quirk-beast looking at him like some tasty treat.
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Mosquito: “You’re the singularity Mother is afraid of? Hm, you don’t look so threatening.”
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Licking her lips, the creature spreads out her insect arms.
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Mosquito: “I know we promised to leave the killing to Apotheosis, but that doesn’t mean my little ones can’t feed a little, right?”
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From every corner of the land they come. Small but lethal in high numbers, a flood of mosquito explodes from behind the quirk beast, and with a single gesture, envelops Izuku.
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The boy is unable to scream in his prison as the blood is slowly drained from him. Worse, his healing doesn’t restore lost blood, but it will force the mosquitos to continually reopen the wounds. This slow torture won’t kill him, but it will be consistent pain.
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Mosquito: “HAHAHAHAHA!”
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But despite all of that… Izuku’s scared… he isn’t even worried… only rage fills his veins.
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One The Sixth, The Space, shared with him. The humiliation of his prince being confined by his own essence. This prison won’t hold, and when it breaks, they will all know just how strong their prince has become.
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The question is, however, can everyone else survive until then?
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Izuku: ‘Yes… I trust them… I know they can get through this… I-I know it. The pros and Kiri are there; it will be fine. It must be.’
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Back at the lodge, everyone unaware of the losing battles erupting across the forest.
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The students were working hard on their remedial assignments. It was a bit tense when Neito greeted Class 1-A like he usually does, but it quickly quieted down with an Aizawa glare.
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But as the night progressed, the more both teachers felt on edge. Something was wrong.
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It became apparent when the smell of wood burning became too strong for the building to shield against.
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Denki: “What is that smell?”
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Fully unsettled, Aizawa got up from his chair and went for the door.
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Aizawa: “Vlad, keep an eye on things here while I check out what’s happening.”
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Vlad King: “Right.”
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Aizawa: ‘It can’t be villains. How would they have found this place?’
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Increasing his pace, he quickly reaches the front door and rips it open. The sight waiting for him sent a chill down his back.
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Azrael: “Hello, Eraser Head, All For One sends his regards.”
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Mina: “Is something wrong?”
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Kirishima: “What’s happening out there?”
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As soon as their teacher left, tensions rose and worries peaked. Still, the kids kept their composure; they were used to things going sideways by now.
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Vlad: “I don’t know, but Aizawa will figure it out. Trust the pros.”
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BOOM!
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Azrael: “Wrong choice of words.”
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It happened so fast. One second of peace, then the door was blown apart. But it was what was thrown alongside the door that caused Mina to scream.
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Mina: “Sensei!!”
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Kirishima: “No way… ”
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Aizawa was bloody and broken, barely conscious on the floor. Worse, his eyes were shut by black mud.
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Vlad King: “B-Bastards!”
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The other pro charged the villain, but he was quickly enveloped in a blue glow.
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Behind Azrael emerged Apotheosis and Mr. Compress.
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Apotheosis: “I almost feel bad. This stone is amazing. Oh, hi kids!”
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The contrast between his actions and jovial words only heightened the fear the kids felt.
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Azrael: “Collect who we came for.”
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But they are used to that fear.
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Denki: “Get away from our sensei!”
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The angel raised his eyebrows at their bravery and met their challenge.
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First was Kirishima, charging into the fray with some intelligence. But it paled in comparison to Azrael.
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His spirited assault was dismantled, even when assisted by lightning, tape, and acid. In the end, all four were smashed into the ground by Azrael. Their bodies lay scattered around the room, and the pros could do nothing to help their students. Only Kirishima and Mina were still conscious.
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Azrael: “You truly are diamonds in the making, unworthy of the society that would dim your shine or shatter you.”
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Kirishima: “What are you… talking about!?”
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The boy tries his best to get up, to harden further, to protect those that need it.
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Azrael: “Diamonds, the more valuable they are, the clearer their defects are. The world you hope to maintain won’t accept such flaws.”
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Kirishima: “I don’t care about any of that! I just… want to protect my friends!”
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Again, the protector rises and rushes Azrael, but the angel simply catches the blow and breaks his hand.
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Kirishima: “ARRAGH!”
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Mina: “Kirishima!”
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Letting the boy go, Azrael continues.
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Azrael: “Perhaps, but few think the way you do. Most are like him.”
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He points to the one unable to fight, who wasn’t tested by combat, Neito Monoma. He cowers in the corner, unable to move due to the sheer killing intent Azrael passively emits.
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Azrael: “Most are heroes for attention, social status, money, or because it is the expected thing to become. And those are the heroes society protects and supports. All Might is no different, and neither will you. You won’t fix the true problems or help the broken, like the many mistreated mutants, for example.”
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Mina’s eye’s tremble from that, as memories of Scoria return to mind.
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Azrael: “You will only continue the conflict between heroes and villains we intend to end. One way or the other.”
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Aizawa: “Don’t listen… to him… you will be heroes… that can make a difference… ”
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The angel turns to Aizawa who was still too broken to move. This gave Apotheosis the opportunity to take a sample of his blood for All For One and his own project.
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Azrael: “Are you done?”
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Apotheosis: “Yeah, I got what I needed from him and Vlad King. We just need to take the kids.”
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Azrael: “Good.”
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Turning back to Kirishima and Mina, Azrael’s eyes soften.
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Azrael: “Turn away if you must, but this is the world you signed up for. The time for fairy tale dreams of heroes and villains, has come to an end.”
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It didn’t take even a second to know what he plans to do.
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Mina: “N-no… don’t-”
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They could only stare wide-eyed, pupils shrunk into dots, as Aizawa’s whispers his last words.
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Aizawa: “I believe… in my students… ”
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A purple laser pierces their teacher’s chest; slowly after, the light leaves his eyes.
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Mina: “NOOOOO!”
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Kirishima roars and gets up once more, but this time his body has hardened into something more monstrous.
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Azrael: “Truly impressive.”
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But it amounts to little at this time. Before his fist can reach Azrael, the boy is turned into a green marble by Compress.
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Left speechless, Mina could only look on as the same is done to her friends and Neito.
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Vlad King: “M-Monsters… you… will not… get away… with this… ”
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Apotheosis: “You’re able to talk in there? Impressive will, if the blood leaking from your mouth is any indication.”
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Azrael: “Be glad your quirk has more avenues for research, otherwise I’d lay you low as well.”
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At last, Vlad King was shrunk into a marble as well, leaving only Mina.
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Mina: “Why… ”
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Azrael: “So you may stand witness to this truth.”
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The last thing she saw was Compress’s hand.
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Azrael: “That the world is far crueler than you can imagine. And heroes, aren’t the ones who will change it.”
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And that was the last thing she heard before blacking out.
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